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Ben Chapman (actor) is an American actor who is best known for his role as the Gill-man in the 1954 horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon. He was born on October 29, 1928 in Oakland, California. Chapman began his career as a stuntman and body double in the 1950s, appearing in films such as The War of the Worlds (1953) and The Ten Commandments (1956). He was cast as the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon after the original actor, Ricou Browning, was unable to perform the underwater scenes. Chapman continued to work in films and television throughout the 1960s and 1970s, appearing in shows such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. He also appeared in the films The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) and The Giant Gila Monster (1959). Chapman retired from acting in the 1980s and now lives in California. He is 80 years old. Chapman has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Popular As Benjamin F. Chapman, Jr.
Occupation N/A
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October, 1928
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of death (2008-02-21) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died Place Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Ben Chapman (actor)'s Wife?

His wife is Merrilee Kazarian (m. 1982)

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Ben Chapman (actor) Net Worth

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2008

Ben Chapman died shortly after midnight on February 21, 2008, at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. His son Ben Chapman III stated that he had "... heart problems [and] breathing problems." Other survivors include his wife of 25 years, self-proclaimed "Mrs Creature" Taylor Schlewitz; another son, Grant Chapman; stepdaughter Elyse Maree Raljevich; sister Moea (Harry) Baty; and "several" nieces and nephews. Chapman's ashes are to be scattered off Waikiki.

1999

Ilene Wong, co-producer along with Wayne Maeda of the Hawai'i All-Collectors Show which Chapman attended from 1999 to 2007, said that he was

1993

In a 1993 interview, Chapman explained that there were really two actors who played the Gill Man. He was the creature on land; Ricou Browning was the actor in water sequences. However, Chapman was the one who participated in Creature related events. Chapman further relayed that the studio did not want the public to know that the Gill Man was a man in a suit The suit, made of latex rubber, made it impossible for Chapman to sit down so during breaks from filming he would rest in a studio back lot lake to keep from overheating.

1928

Benjamin F. Chapman Jr. (October 29, 1928 – February 21, 2008) was an American actor best known as playing the Gill-man on land in the 1954 horror film Creature from the Black Lagoon.

1920

Chapman was selected as the Gill Man due to his large size at 6'5". His famous suit was made out of a foam-rubber body suit and a large-lipped headpiece. He cited horror film predecessors Lon Chaney Sr. in The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the 1920s, Bela Lugosi in Dracula and Boris Karloff in Frankenstein and The Mummy in the 1930s, and Lon Chaney Jr. in The Wolf Man in the 1940s as inspirations to his character.

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